Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-13
EASTERN SHORE.
Az Interesting and Spirited ksstinS-
Freight Rates and strawberriss-
Religious Notes. Personal.


Correspondents Of tho Richmond Dispstcn'l
OSAScocK, April IL, 1887.
The Accomack Truckers and Fruit
Growers Association held large meet.
| ing at the Eastern-Shore Agricultural
Fair Grounds Saturday afternoon. the
committee appointed to secure moro
| favorable freight rates from this section
reported that the New York, Phiiadel-
pbis and Norfolk Railroad Company
| had left the rites from this section the
same as they had been heretofore, the
only change being that the freight rates
from Norfolk to New York, Phiiadei-
phia, and other northern markets had
been raised so as to be equal TO therates
from the Eastern Shore. Heretofore
the truckers and farmers around Nor
folk have been able, on account OF the
competition between transportation
lines, TO ship their produce to northern
markets for about one half OF what IL
has cost the people of the Eastern
Shore, though Norfolk is sixty miles
south OF Onancock.
The report gave rise to much dissat-
isfaction among those present at the
meeting, and 1t was the general impress
sion that the railroads are acting in con-
cert to make tho interstate commerce
law odious among the farmers OF the
country, so as to secure its repeal at an
early day.
As the steamboat companies had not
been heard from action on the report
of the committee was deferred to the
next meeting.
The subject OF strawberries was next
discussed. 1t was the universal opinion
that during the present season enough
strawberry-plants had been set out to
make the crop next year more than
twice as large as it had ever been be-
fore. Captain Edward l.. East, the
president of the association, gave q
very interesting account of his expert
ments with seedlings, and urged upon
the members the importance OF devo-
ting more attention to this branch OF
strawberry culture, saying that Mary
land trucker had realized more than
$40, 900 last season from little more
than one acre of ground.
The association, by an almost unani-
nous vote, decidedto stick to the stand
ard strawberry crate. The associa-
ton also decided to hold q strawberry
exhibition every year, as is done in
New jersey, Delaware, and the eastern
shore Of Maryland. The one this year
will be held in Onancock on the 4th OF
June.
There were appropriate Easter SER
vices in the Episcopal and Methodist
churches Of this town yesterday. The
attendance at the Episcopal church was
very large, many coming from dis
lance TO participate in the services and
see the beautiful new church, on which
work has recently been done that rem
ders it almost complete. The structure
is Of Gothic architecture, with heavy,
steep roof, low caves, and tall tower
and steeple. All the windows are OF
stained-glass, four OF them being
Observation-Disclosures, containing beau
tiful and finely pictures.
| The church was designed by Charles
| Cassell, the famous Baltimore architect,
| and it is said that there is no other
church like it in the diocese OF Virginia.
When fully completed it will be an
architectural gem. II is the first Epis-
copal church ever built in Onancock,
and, when it is considered that the con-
gregation issmall and Of limited means,
| their success thus far has been very
gratifying. The amount remaining I'M
paid on the work thus far done is about
| $500.
The Baptists of the Cashville neigh
boihood had fair and festival to-day
at their church and realized snug lit
Tie sum. Rev. DR.. j. S. Wharton, who
was once o missionary to Mexico, de-
livered lecture on that country.
The Democratic primary election to
nominate candidates for county officers
is to be held next Saturday the 18th in
slant. Most OF the present incunbents
will be nominated without opposition,
the main contest being for the Office of
Commonwealth attorney, for which
three prominent and popular young
lawyers are running.
| The weather here is now almost
warm enough for summer.